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The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. This was the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The first time was the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy also had the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
The President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, opened the ceremony.[1]Stefania Belmondo was the torch-bearer.[1]
1,548 men and 960 women were in the Olympics. There were 84 events.[2] The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was "Passion lives here".[3]
Contents
1 Medals won by each nation
2 Venues
2.1 Olympic areas
2.1.1 Turin
2.1.2 Other locations
2.2 Olympic villages
3 References
Medals won by each nation |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 |  United States | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 |  Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 |  Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 |  Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 |  Italy | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 |  France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 |  Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Norway | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 |  China | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Finland | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 84 | 84 | 252 | |
Venues |
Mole Antonelliana in Turin.
Olympic areas |
Olympic events were mainly held in Turin. Other events such as skiing and snowboarding had to be held in mountain areas.
Turin |
Many venues were located in the Olympic District in central Turin, including:
Oval Lingotto – Speed skating
Torino Esposizioni – Ice hockey
Palasport Olimpico – Ice hockey (final)
Stadio Olimpico – Opening and closing ceremonies
Palavela – Figure skating, short-track speed skating- Olympic Village
Other locations |
Bardonecchia – Snowboarding
Cesana Pariol – Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton
Cesana San Sicario – Biathlon
Pinerolo – Curling
Pragelato – Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping
Pragelato Plan – Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)
San Sicario Fraiteve – Alpine skiing (women's combined (downhill), downhill, and super-g)
Sauze d'Oulx – Freestyle skiing
Sestriere Borgata – Alpine skiing (men's combined (downhill), downhill, super-g)
Sestriere Colle – Alpine skiing (combined (slalom), giant slalom, slalom)
Olympic villages |
- Bardonecchia
- Sestriere
- Turin
References |
↑ 1.01.1 "Torino 2006: Flame in the Tallest Cauldron". International Olympic Committee. February 11, 2006. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
↑ "Turin 2006—XXth Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
↑ "Italian Passion in the Motto of Torino 2006" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2007.
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Summer Games: 1896 Athens, 1900 Paris, 1904 St. Louis, 1906 Athens, 1908 London, 1912 Stockholm, (1916 Berlin), 1920 Antwerp, 1924 Paris, 1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles, 1936 Berlin, (1940 Tokyo), (1944 London), 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo, 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, 1980 Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2020 Tokyo, 2024 Paris, 2028 Los Angeles | ||
Winter Games: 1924 Chamonix, 1928 St. Moritz, 1932 Lake Placid, 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, (1940 Sapporo), (1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo), 1948 St. Moritz, 1952 Oslo, 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1960 Squaw Valley, 1964 Innsbruck, 1968 Grenoble, 1972 Sapporo, 1976 Innsbruck, 1980 Lake Placid, 1984 Sarajevo, 1988 Calgary, 1992 Albertville, 1994 Lillehammer, 1998 Nagano, 2002 Salt Lake City, 2006 Turin, 2010 Vancouver, 2014 Sochi, 2018 Pyeongchang, 2022 Beijing, 2026 | ||
Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 — Beijing 2022 — Paris 2024 —Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026- Los Angeles 2028- Stockholm-Are 2030 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games | ||
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